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How long does it take you to get through a book?
Posted on 5/2/22 at 7:47 pm
Posted on 5/2/22 at 7:47 pm
Just curious...
Seems to be about a month for me... I guess... I will start keeping better track.
Thanks
Seems to be about a month for me... I guess... I will start keeping better track.
Thanks
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Posted on 5/3/22 at 8:12 am to WWII Collector
According to my library it's 21 days, but i can't always finish in that time. Thirty days is a much better number for me. I don't read on the weekends.
Posted on 5/3/22 at 12:28 pm to WWII Collector
Generally try to get 20-50 pages in on any given day. Normal size books 400-600 pages up to 12 weeks. Books like Stormlight take about a month even though I’m plowing through it. Work and kids take a lot of time lol.
Posted on 5/3/22 at 1:41 pm to WWII Collector
i would say about a month but i mostly read at night and only about 5-10 pages before i fall asleep
Posted on 5/3/22 at 5:38 pm to JoeNelson
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i would say about a month but i mostly read at night and only about 5-10 pages before i fall asleep
That's me exactly... IF I start to nod off, I stop.. and then I drink a couple times a week so there's that.
Thanks. I don;t feel so bad now... If I can get 20 pages a night I feel good about it.
If I read as much as i bitch on the internet I would own a library.
Posted on 5/3/22 at 8:55 pm to WWII Collector
I usually keep a few audiobooks going for the daily commute. They can last a while.
When I pick up a book to read, I tend to burn through it in a couple sittings, so I finish it in a few days, sometimes a week.
When I pick up a book to read, I tend to burn through it in a couple sittings, so I finish it in a few days, sometimes a week.
Posted on 5/3/22 at 9:50 pm to WWII Collector
I read Verity the other day which is around 350 pages in 6 hours. 
I checked out all 4 of the Pillars of the Earth series from the library and finished 3 before they were due back. Around 1000 pages each.
How many hours you spend is more telling than how many days, but it's harder to keep track of.
When I get a good one, I just keep going.
Not every book is created the same either. Some have a ton of empty space on each page, some can't fit another word on them.
I checked out all 4 of the Pillars of the Earth series from the library and finished 3 before they were due back. Around 1000 pages each.
How many hours you spend is more telling than how many days, but it's harder to keep track of.
When I get a good one, I just keep going.
Not every book is created the same either. Some have a ton of empty space on each page, some can't fit another word on them.
This post was edited on 5/3/22 at 10:56 pm
Posted on 5/4/22 at 8:05 am to WWII Collector
Depends on the length, so anywhere from a day to a few weeks. I usually read about 4-5/month. Sometimes more if shorter
Posted on 5/4/22 at 8:37 am to WWII Collector
I keep a spreadsheet of the books I read. So far in 2022, I've read 32 books with an average page count of 477. Including the book I'm on (#33), that's 126 pages a day.
Since 2011, I've read 617 books with an average page count of 482. That's 298,588 pages, 26,274 pages per year, 72 pages a day, and 54.3 books per year.
Man, I need to get out more...
Since 2011, I've read 617 books with an average page count of 482. That's 298,588 pages, 26,274 pages per year, 72 pages a day, and 54.3 books per year.
Man, I need to get out more...
Posted on 5/4/22 at 2:53 pm to Big Chipper
Wow... You fellas Make me feel bad...
I am lucky that I can find the time to read. And I was proud when I read about 6 books last year....
I am lucky that I can find the time to read. And I was proud when I read about 6 books last year....
This post was edited on 5/4/22 at 2:58 pm
Posted on 5/4/22 at 3:42 pm to Big Chipper
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I keep a spreadsheet of the books I read. So far in 2022, I've read 32 books with an average page count of 477. Including the book I'm on (#33), that's 126 pages a day.
Since 2011, I've read 617 books with an average page count of 482. That's 298,588 pages, 26,274 pages per year, 72 pages a day, and 54.3 books per year.
Posted on 5/4/22 at 4:42 pm to Big Chipper
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I keep a spreadsheet of the books I read. So far in 2022, I've read 32 books with an average page count of 477. Including the book I'm on (#33), that's 126 pages a day. Since 2011, I've read 617 books with an average page count of 482. That's 298,588 pages, 26,274 pages per year, 72 pages a day, and 54.3 books per year. Man, I need to get out more...
Nothing wrong with that. I’m a compulsive book hoarder. I keep a spreadsheet of every book in the house. Then once every year or two I print out a new set of cards and keep them in an old timey Globe-Wernicke card catalog cabinet like libraries used to have.
Posted on 5/5/22 at 7:28 am to Sus-Scrofa
98% of that is on Kindle. Ran out of book shelves around 15 years ago...
Posted on 5/5/22 at 2:27 pm to WWII Collector
yep the main reason i read is because i sleep better at night and it keeps me from watch 2 plus hours of TV
Posted on 5/5/22 at 10:56 pm to WWII Collector
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Wow... You fellas Make me feel bad... I am lucky that I can find the time to read. And I was proud when I read about 6 books last year....
Don’t feel bad - I don’t think I’ve finished reading a book in two years, and I’m a librarian (not working at the moment) which coincides with when I joined TD
Posted on 5/8/22 at 6:59 pm to GreenRockTiger
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Don’t feel bad - I don’t think I’ve finished reading a book in two years, and I’m a librarian (not working at the moment) which coincides with when I joined TD
right... if i stayed off here i could read 10 books a month...
Posted on 5/9/22 at 4:53 pm to WWII Collector
For a 400-600 page book, about 6 months. I only read as I go to sleep. After a few pages, I usually fall asleep.
Posted on 5/9/22 at 8:44 pm to WWII Collector
Depends how long and what it’s about. I hate not stopping at chapters so if the book has short, frequent chapters i can read a few at a time and find stopping points then pick up again when im ready.
Posted on 5/9/22 at 11:10 pm to WWII Collector
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How long does it take you to get through a book
It really varies based how busy I am and how captivated I am by the story.
Sometimes it takes a month, sometimes I’ll read a 500+ page novel in 2 days.
This post was edited on 5/9/22 at 11:12 pm
Posted on 5/11/22 at 10:24 pm to memphis tiger
Well, NO reading for me tonight.. Too much time on TD today... Then a drink so thats out the window... But there is always tomorrow...
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